Macquarie College

Macquarie College
Location
Newcastle, New South Wales
Australia Australia
Coordinates 32°55′21″S 151°39′05″E / 32.9223709°S 151.6515016°E / -32.9223709; 151.6515016
Information
Type Independent, Day School
Motto In Him We Live
Denomination Seventh-day Adventist
Established 1901 (Junior School)
Opened 1994 (Wallsend Campus)
Principal Dr Bruce Youlden
Years P–12
Gender Co-educational
Enrolment 779 [1] (2017)
Campus size 8 hectares (20 acres)
Campus type Suburban
Colour(s) Navy Blue, Yellow, White             
Athletics Hunter Region Independent Schools
Website www.macquariecollege.nsw.edu.au

Macquarie College is a private primary and secondary school located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.[2][3][4] [5]

Historical Overview

Macquarie College traces its beginnings to July 1901 when the Junior School was opened in Lindsay Street, Hamilton. The College transferred to Kemp Street, Hamilton in 1933 providing primary and secondary schooling through to the Leaving Certificate and subsequently to the Higher School Certificate.

In 1990, the Macquarie College Foundation was established with a view to the relocation and expansion of the College program.

In 1992, an 8 hectare site on Lake Road, Wallsend (near Newcastle) was purchased for the new development. In June 1994, the College program was relocated to the new site providing educational services from the Pre-School years (Ages 3–5) through to the Year 12 Higher School Certificate.

The College was officially opened by Peter Sinclair AC, Governor of New South Wales on 18 September 1994.[6]

Academics

Students from Macquarie College regularly perform above the state average in the School Certificate and Higher School Certificate examinations. Most go on to further their studies at tertiary institutions or universities.[7]

Hunter Region HSC Results 2012[8]
SchoolExam SatDA%
Newcastle Grammar School54110218.85
Hunter Valley Grammar School5627616.45
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College199147.03
St Philip's Christian College Waratah549346.19
Macquarie College17795.08
Avondale School347174.89
Belmont Christian College288134.51
Hunter Christian School13442.98
St Paul's High School622152.41
St Mary's High School28231.06
Summerland Christian College8300.00
Hunter Region HSC Results 2017[9]
School Exam Sat DA %
Newcastle Grammar School 452 80 17.70
Macquarie College 311 51 16.40
St Phillip's Christian College Waratah 551 80 14.52
Hunter Valley Grammar School* 592 67 11.32
Avondale School* 212 20 9.43
Belmont Christian College* 202 14 6.93
St Paul's High School* 551 19 3.45
Bishop Tyrrell Anglican College* 226 6 2.65
Hunter Christian School* 194 4 2.06

*Did not make the top 150 NSW Schools.

+The median success rate for schools in NSW was 5.47%

HSC School Ranking 2017
School Exam Sat DA % Rank
Burwood Girls High School 1083 181 16.7 96
Shire Christian School 364 60 16.5 97
Macquarie College 311 51 16.4 98
St Patrick's College 983 161 16.4 99
St Ursula's College 849 137 16.1 100

School Ranking 2013 -> 2017

Spiritual aspects

All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

Athletics

The Academy offers the following sports:

  • Soccer (boys & girls)
  • Swimming (boys & girls)
  • Netball (boys & girls)

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ↑ My School. Macquarie College. Retrieved 2018-03-21
  2. ↑ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  4. ↑ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Retrieved 2010-06-18.
  5. ↑ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (1 April 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  6. ↑ "Historical Overview Archived 12 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine." of Macquarie College, from the school's website. Accessed 2009-05-25
  7. ↑ "Macquarie College Annual Report 2010" (PDF). macquariecollege.adventistconnect.org.
  8. ↑ Outstanding HSC Results. Macquarie College. Retrieved 2008-07-24
  9. ↑ "HSC results 2017: here's how your school ranked". Newcastle Herald. 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
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